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Women Who Changed Science: Uncover the Discoveries

Launching March 8 on International Women’s Day, a unique AI-assisted multimedia platform within NobelPrize.org will let you explore the stories and accomplishments of the female greats in science.

Launching March 8 on International Women’s Day, a unique AI-assisted multimedia platform within NobelPrize.org will let you explore the stories and accomplishments of the female greats in science.

The identification of role models is fundamental to female involvement in the sciences. Adopting this challenge, Microsoft has partnered with Nobel Media to develop a cutting-edge web experience that will engage and inspire young aspirants to pursue their dreams with confidence. To further break down engagement barriers, Microsoft AI technologies enhance an immersive journey in the footsteps that lead to some of sciences greatest achievements. The result is an accessible and entertaining discovery that hopes to embolden the next generation of young women to become the visionaries that change our world.

When is the Women Who Changed Science platform going live?

March 8, 2019: International Women’s Day

Continuing through March: Women’s History Month

Visit: www.nobelprize.org

URL: www.nobelprize.org/women-who-changed-science

What is the mission behind this partnership between Microsoft and Nobel Media?

To inspire young women and girls to see themselves in the laureates’ stories and pursue education and careers in science.

Microsoft and Nobel Media have a shared mission to encourage more women and girls to pursue passions and careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). To raise awareness and empower the next generation of women in science, Microsoft and Nobel Media have teamed up to highlight past female laureates through an AI-assisted multimedia web experience  — nearly 70% of young girls and women in America cannot name a woman in the scientific fields. 

  

What will the Women Who Changed Science web experience entail?

Women Who Changed Science brings to life the unique contributions of each laureate while exploring the interconnecting lineage of women in the sciences. Using Microsoft AI technology to surface deep connections between the intricate stories of these women, the digital site weaves together the biographies of these pioneers through images, archival video footage, and their own words.

  

What is the Microsoft AI technology?

Microsoft Cognitive Services APIs empower digital platforms with intelligent algorithms that let the audience see, hear, speak, understand and interpret their needs through natural methods of communication. For more information, visit Microsoft Azure.

Microsoft is dedicated to using technology as a tool for social good, with Cognitive Services enabling the creation of a novel web experience that brings female laureates’ accomplishments to life and draws together extensive materials from the Nobel archive in compelling new ways. 

 

Which laureates will be spotlighted?

Ada Yonath (Chemistry), Barbara McClintock (Physiology / Medicine), Carol Greider (Physiology / Medicine), Christiane Nьsslein-Volhard (Physiology / Medicine), Donna Strickland (Physics), Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (Chemistry), Elizabeth Blackburn (Physiology / Medicine), Frances Arnold (Chemistry), Franзoise Barrй-Sinoussi (Physiology / Medicine), Gertrude Elion (Physiology / Medicine), Gerry Cori (Physiology / Medicine), Irene Joliot-Curie (Chemistry), Linda Buck (Physiology / Medicine), Maria Goeppert-Mayer (Physics), Marie Sklodowska Curie (Physics), May-Britt Moser (Physiology / Medicine), Rita Levi-Montalcini (Physiology / Medicine), Rosalyn Yalow (Physiology / Medicine), Youyou Tu (Physiology / Medicine)

 

What are some example stories from the Women Who Changed Science platform?

Frances Arnold was a free thinker long before pioneering the use of directed evolution to design new enzymes. At age 17, she embarked on a journey of personal discovery: hitchhiking to D.C. to protest the Vietnam War, waiting tables at a jazz club, driving a cab. Decades later, she earned a 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for a discovery that changed medicine, agriculture, and energy forever. 

Starting out as a part-time secretary, Rosalyn Yalow eventually became the only woman on the 400-member faculty of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Later, her revolutionary methodology for measuring concentrations of hormones in the blood, radioimmunoassay (RIA), launched a new era of medical research — and earned her a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1977. 

In 1903, Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for her outstanding research in "radiation phenomena." The Nobel Committee had initially intended to award only her husband   and Henri Becquerel, but Pierre Curie insisted that his wife share the honor. In 1911 she won another Nobel Prize for the isolation of radium, by which time she had become world famous and was the director of the Curie Laboratory at the newly established Radium Institute — now known as the Curie Institute.

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Microsoft Lets You Step Inside Muse's New Album

Today the British rock band Muse kicks off the global Simulation Theory album tour in Houston, Texas, giving fans a first look at their much-anticipated partnership with Microsoft. For the holders of “Enhanced Experience” tickets at each tour stop, a VIP pre-party includes a revolutionary approach to audience inclusion that brings fans into the album’s imagined world through interactive virtual reality.

Muse Continues to Push the Boundaries of Fan Experience on Their New Tour, Now with Microsoft VR Technologies to Create a Unique Fan-Artist Connection. 


HOUSTON, TX (February 22, 2019) — Today the British rock band Muse kicks off the global Simulation Theory album tour in Houston, Texas, giving fans a first look at their much-anticipated partnership with Microsoft. For the holders of “Enhanced Experience” tickets at each tour stop, a VIP pre-party includes a revolutionary approach to audience inclusion that brings fans into the album’s imagined world through interactive virtual reality.

As part of their In Culture program that creates visionary initiatives that blur the line between artist and audience, Microsoft has partnered with Muse to develop a totally unique music-video experience through three custom VR games each soundtracked and inspired by a song from the Simulation Theory album. This virtual-reality immersion is initially reserved for dedicated fans purchasing the Enhanced Experience pre-show party package that includes the opportunity to take photos with props and memorabilia from the newest music videos, exclusive album-themed keepsakes, and front-row seats to the show.

The artwork for Muse’s latest studio album is reminiscent of the classic 80’s sci-fi movie Tron, the plot of which loosely aligns with the album title and it’s referenced “simulation hypothesis” that accepts that we’re all actually living within a computer-generated artificial reality. This is also in keeping with the band’s ongoing themes of a futurist technology dominated existence, as well as their visual interpretation that portrays more of a yesteryear’s vision of tomorrow. Complimenting this in contrast, Microsoft has incorporated their technologies to offer an out-of-this-world fan experience for today.

In creating more music videos for Simulation Theory than any previous release, Muse has also created an alternative visual world for the album that establishes a unifying theme for its songs. “The videos are very continuous; that's where the concept can be seen more so than in the music”, informs vocalist/guitarist Matt Bellamy. “So we're going to take that visual world and try to translate it into the live show, with the other performers who will be on stage with us.” The VR games developed with Microsoft take this audience experience far beyond a stunning audio-visual performance, guiding fans deep into the album’s virtual world for a uniquely personal immersion and real connection.

For more information on Muse and their upcoming tour, visit Muse.mu. For information around the Microsoft In Culture program, visit Microsoft.com/InCulture.

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Thank You 2018 #7

We have finally reached the final day of our Top Moments of 2018 countdown - which brings us to Bloom: Open Space. On February 21st at Trafo House in Amsterdam, musician and artist Brian Eno and collaborator Peter Chilvers presented their work Bloom: Open Space, a groundbreaking generative audio-visual installation based upon their highly acclaimed, award winning app, Bloom…

Day 7: Instagram 2018 - That’s A Wrap 🙌

Happy New Year!

We hope you are all recovering gracefully from last night’s festivities and feeling ready to walk into 2019 with your best foot forward.

We have finally reached the final day of our Top Moments of 2018 countdown - which brings us to Bloom: Open Space. On February 21st at Trafo House in Amsterdam, musician and artist Brian Eno and collaborator Peter Chilvers presented their work Bloom: Open Space, a groundbreaking generative audio-visual installation based upon their highly acclaimed, award winning app, Bloom. The mixed reality installation, enabled by Microsoft HoloLens, blurred the lines between the physical and virtual, exploring uncharted territory in the realm of generative art. Guests stepped into a central zone surrounded by screens, where they could physically experience Bloom - tapping the air around them to create elaborate patterns and unique melodies with the simplest gestures.

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Thank You 2018 #6

Happy New Years Eve!

On day 6 of our 7 day countdown, we take this opportunity to spotlight our friends at MAN-WOMAN who are dedicated to building a platform for the best in fashion industry professionals to forge fruitful relationships. They do so by hosting regular showcase events in fashion capitals around the globe.

Just this past March, the team hosted their first show in one of the most competitive fashion markets in the world - Tokyo.

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Happy New Years Eve!

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Thank You 2018 #5

For day five, we’d like to shout-out our friends at SeeMe who had a very busy year. The schedule included SeeMe’s March 9th group exhibition in partnership with Public Arts which kicked-off Armory Art Week, their June collaboration with ChaShaMa on a party that marked the end of their Art Takes Times Square competition and their September event in partnership with Tribeca Art Night at The Untitled Space which culminated the competition Art Takes SoHo.

Day 5: Instagram 2018 - That’s A Wrap 🙌

For day five, we’d like to shout-out our friends at SeeMe who had a very busy year. The schedule included SeeMe’s March 9th group exhibition in partnership with Public Arts which kicked-off Armory Art Week, their June collaboration with ChaShaMa on a party that marked the end of their Art Takes Times Square competition and their September event in partnership with Tribeca Art Night at The Untitled Space which culminated the competition Art Takes SoHo.

Just this month, SeeMe held a special finale exhibition at Art Basel Miami, culminating competition 3 – Art Takes Miami and the year’s events. Above and beyond these group exhibitions which featured over 100 artists each, SeeMe also held solo exhibitions and media features for artists such as Risha Rox and Darrin Hartman.
Now, SeeMe expands its support for emerging artists with the launch of its online gallery where their renowned artists such as Bogdan Luca, Jess Bush and Olga Ush make their prints available for purchase.

SeeMe connects the world's living artists to a global audience and sells limited edition prints both online and in world-class exhibitions.
SeeMe connects the world's living artists to a global audience and sells limited edition prints both online and in world-class exhibitions.
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SeeMe connects the world's living artists to a global audience and sells limited edition prints both online and in world-class exhibitions.
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Thank You 2018 #4

This year our friends at Kinfolk celebrated their ten year anniversary with a capsule collection in collaboration with longtime friends Album Quits, Alpha Industries, Bedwin, Carhartt WIP, Converse, HNDSM, Powers, Wacko Maria. The collection was available in The Kinfolk Store as of October 12th - a launch that was commemorated with a weekend of well-deserved partying in New York.
Congratulations friends and all the best in the New Year! We look forward to seeing you continue to thrive.

Day 4: Instagram 2018 - That’s A Wrap 🙌

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Congratulations friends and all the best in the New Year! We look forward to seeing you continue to thrive.

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Thank you 2018 #3

Countdown day 3! Did you get the chance to check out Unmoored in Times Square this summer? On July 11th, Mel Chin’s collaboration with Microsoft went live and featured a riveting depiction of Times Square underwater via Hololens mixed reality technology. This piece was aimed to raise awareness about the dangers of global warming, depicting a world where climate change has gone unchecked. We loved collaborating with Microsoft on this inspiring and stunning project.

Day 3: Instagram 2018 - That’s A Wrap 🙌

Did you get the chance to check out Unmoored in Times Square this summer?

On July 11th, Mel Chin’s collaboration with Microsoft went live and featured a riveting depiction of Times Square underwater via Hololens mixed reality technology.

This piece was aimed to raise awareness about the dangers of global warming, depicting a world where climate change has gone unchecked. We loved collaborating with Microsoft on this inspiring and stunning project.

Conceptual artist and activist Mel Chin collaborated with Microsoft to create a site-specific mixed reality experience in NYC's Times Square. Using HoloLens and a custom mobile phone AR app, Unmoored explores a possible future, where climate change has gone unchecked and Times Square is under 26 feet of water.


Microsoft's Unmoored with Mel Chin, Time's Square NYC
Microsoft's Unmoored with Mel Chin, Time's Square NYC
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Thank You 2018 #2

Day two of our 7 top memories of 2018 countdown and we’re throwing it back to the QuadPay Media Lunch just last month in Manhattan. We gathered a few great friends to have a bite and talk about QuadPay - the new fintech company that lets you make your fashion retail purchases in four equal payments rather than one.

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Day two of our seven top memories of 2018 countdown and we’re throwing it back to the QuadPay Media Lunch just last month in Manhattan. We gathered a few great friends to have a bite and talk about QuadPay, the new fintech company that lets you make your fashion retail purchases in four equal payments rather than one. 👏

By the way, check out that view from Manhatta restaurant! What are your favourite views in the city?

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